As if being a high school senior in a small Texas town wasn't hard enough, Cooper has bigger things to worry about than who he'll take to prom and whether or not the Poisonfoot Padres will win homecoming. He has less than a year before his eighteenth birthday, when a curse placed on his family will doom him to live in coyote form forever.
The last thing he needs to complicate his already messed-up life is a girl, but fate has other plans in mind for him when it brings Eloise "Lou" Whittaker to Poisonfoot. She's grouchy, sarcastic and has no love for her new Texas home, but she might be exactly the right person to help Cooper break the curse.
The clock is ticking, and Cooper will have to decide if he's willing to let Lou in on his dirty little secret before it's too late.
My thoughts:
I knew there were secrets but then more secrets showed up at the end. Secrets and secrets.
Lou comes to a little town, she does not want to live there but has no choice. And yes she meets a guy, a very mysterious guy who everyone tells her to stay away from.
Cooper is the guy everyone avoids. But that was no secret there for me, the city may not know, but it was already told to us that every male in his family turn coyote at 18...and stays that way. So poor guy has something to look forward to soon.
But more is going on than that. Like why do they all become coyotes? Why do his mum and her grandmother tell them to not see each other. Why are there other strange things going on?
But I must say, sometimes it kind of reminded me of Beautiful creatures..I have not read the book, but I did see the movie and yeah..similarities.
And it had an evil ending too, oh of all the cliffies. Must read book 2 soon. Like now!
Conclusion:
Love, magic and hostile feelings.
Cover
eh
Paperback, 262 pages
Published June 12th 2013 by Createspace (first published June 11th 2013)
Dog Days #1
YA /paranormal romance
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Wait, what?! They turn coyote at 18? Well, poor guy. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you liked it.
I know, and then they never turn back. So..not the best 18th birthday
DeleteYeah, definitely not! :)
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DeleteI like coyotes! Not sure I would want to be stuck as one though lol
ReplyDeleteDamn those cliffies!
Cliffies of doooooom
DeleteSounds good. Not sure it's my kind of book, though :)
ReplyDeletemaybe not this time around
DeleteWhen I see coyotes I instantly think of Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs. I hope the next book has answers to your questions.
ReplyDeleteYou will see what I have to say tomorrow ;)
DeleteOooh., I'm going to have to check into this one. I didn't read Beautiful Creatures either but did see the movie and really liked it. Now I just need to get on with the series. So if this one is kind of similar I'll like it.
ReplyDeleteThen you should check it out :D I can't say I liked that movie, but I liked this book, lol
DeleteLove the long hair on the cover and like th sound of the wicked ending
ReplyDeleteLol, oh those wicked endings
DeleteI'm not a fan of cliffhangers and tend to avoid them, so I think I'll wait to see how this series plays out before picking it up. Interesting review, though! :)
ReplyDeleteBook 2 is already out ;) That ending was not as evil
DeleteOh you have me curious about all of the secrets..despite the cliffy!!
ReplyDeleteSome cliffies are good, I can live with this one
DeleteYou read a YA and liked it! :D This does sound like a good book. I haven't seen/read Beautiful Creatures yet so that wouldn't bother me. Yes, cliffies are EVIL!
ReplyDeleteHaha, it does happen. I just do not read a lot. But this was Sierra Dean so I have to read it
DeleteI didn't like Beautiful Creatures book or movie but this sounds good. Don't like the cover though.
ReplyDeleteSome things were similar, but this was of course Much better
DeleteThey can't turn back? Like a werewolf? So they had to reproduce at a young age? SOOOO many questions.
ReplyDeleteDo you want to reproduce when you know your sons will turn coyote at 18 and never have a real life? The females have gotten babies and hoped the curse was over
DeleteCould work. Something werewolf like without being a werewolf book.
ReplyDeleteYes. Not like any weres you know
DeleteSounds like good paranormal romance, I enjoy a good cliffhanger.
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DeleteAhh the cliffhangers kill me!
ReplyDeleteThey sure are evil
DeleteI really enjoyed this one as well and I can't wait to read book 2!
ReplyDeleteYay, I hope you like it
DeleteI had no idea this was a paranormal! I need to check this one out. I like Sierra Dean's writing a lot.
ReplyDeleteyes yes check it out :)
DeleteI actually really like the sound of this one - and the cover! So glad you liked it!
ReplyDeleteI do think you would enjoy it
DeleteThat's not a very autumnal cover.
ReplyDeleteYou were lucky you had Winter because the end of this one is a killer!!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad, sometimes it is good to wait
DeleteYes she is that author and i LOVE LOVE the Secret books...LOVE
ReplyDeleteWell I normally hate cliffies, so I'm thrilled to hear the next book is out and that it doesn't have the same painful ending!
ReplyDeleteI did love that I could jump to the next at once
DeleteOh. How did I miss that she had this series out? Hm. Thanks for sharing and sound good. :)
ReplyDeleteYes she has :D Go read it
DeleteI've read this book the same day you posted the review, I loved it, and want more and more.
ReplyDeleteMore now!
DeleteFamily curse? So, I'm wondering if he lives in a house full of coyotes...
ReplyDeletecan't really have that now can we...that would be suspect
DeleteI LOVE Sierra Dean. This is going on on the to-read list :)
ReplyDeleteShe is sooooo awesome
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